Mar 8, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC) suspended the Islamabad High Court’s order of sealing the popular Monal Restaurant, in a case related to the encroachment of the Margalla Hills National Park.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan heard the Monal Group of Companies’ petition seeking annulment of the IHC’s orders. Last year, the IHC observed that the federal government, the CDA and the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board appear complacent with the destruction of the notified areas of “National Park” and “Wildlife Sanctuary”.
On January 8, Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard a case involving encroachments in Margalla Hills National Park, stating that the Monal Restaurant had been sealed twice in the past, but reopened.
At the time, the court had ordered Chief Commissioner Amir Ali Ahmed to seal the restaurant, after which Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials went to seal it.
The IHC has also requested a report from the Environmental Protection Agency on construction damage to the national park.
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